Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 41:9-12

9Now the pitוְהַבּ֗וֹרve.ha.BorH953wherein Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458had castהִשְׁלִ֨יךְhish.LikhH7993all the dead bodiesפִּגְרֵ֣יpig.ReiH6297of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,whom he had slainהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221becauseבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, wasit which Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֖הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418filledמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390it with them that wereslainחֲלָלִֽים׃cha.la.LimH2491.

10Then Ishmaelיִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלYish.ma.'elH3458carried away captiveוַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617all the residueשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that werein Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֗הba.mitz.PahH4709, eventhe king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323,and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,whom Nebuzar–adanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876had committedהִפְקִ֗ידhif.KidH6485to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֑ם'a.chi.KamH296:and Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418carried them away captiveוַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙vai.yish.BemH7617,and departedH3212to go overלַעֲבֹ֖רla.'a.VorH5674to the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃ סbe.Nei a.MonH5983 H1121.

11But when Johananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,and all the captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that werewith him, heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085of all the evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָֽה׃ne.tan.YahH5418had doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,

12Then they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947all the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,and wentH3212to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֑הne.tan.YahH5418,and foundוַיִּמְצְא֣וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672him by the greatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325that arein Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

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